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@time mit CARL HOLTZQOF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR T0 HIMSELF AND CHARLES -MAGNUS, OF SAME PLACE.

Leners Patent No. 87,933, zetel Mwah 16, 1869.

To all whom it may concern proved Combination Chair and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable those skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming part of this specification, in which drawingi Figure l represents a longitudinal verticalsection of this invention, when used as a rocking-chair.

Figure 2 is a transverse section of the same, when used as a babynmper.

`Figure 3 is a perspective View ofthe same, when -used as a walking-chair.

Figure 4 is aplan or top View of the same, when used as a cradle.

Similar letters indicate corresponding parts.

This inventionrelates to a piece of furniture, which can be readily converted either into a rocking-chair, 'a baby-jumper, a walkinglchair, a cradle, or a carriage, as desired.

It consists of astool, A, the top of which may be made hexagonal, or in Y any other desirable 'forni or shape, and provided with six (more or less) legs, B, which rest on casters e, so that said stool can be readily mot'ed in either direction.

The top of the stool A is perforated with a circular hole, b, large enough to admit the body of a child, (see iig. 3,) and in this shape it serves as a walking-chair.

The hole h, in the top of the stool A, is recessed, so

that it is capable to receive and retain a circular disk,

c, (best seen in rigs. l and 2,) and to this disk are attached two semicircular'rockers, d, the connection between said rockers und the disk being effected by means of hinges c, so that the saine can be turned up to the position shown in iig. l, or turned down to the position shown in iig. 2. ,y

` 0u these runners rests a dat plate, f, which is, by preference, made square, and which is connected to said runners by four links y, two on each runner, so that it is free to rock on the rockers, but not allowed to become displaced; and furthermore its rocking motion is confined within certain limits, to prevent the chair from being upset, when it is used as a rocking-chair.

rihe edges ofthe plete j' are grooved out, to receive tongues h, which are attached to the bottom surface of.

the seat of the chair B'.

' This cha-ir is provided with arm-piecesj, and between the open ends of these arm-pieces is secured a table,

composed of two fiat strips lt, each of which is heldin position by separate screws or pins.

From the bottom part of the plete e, which ts into the top of' the stool A, extended tube, l, which forms `provided with a. recess, to receive said platform; and

jumper.

the mide for a rod, nuto the top of which isattache'd a square platform, n.

A spring, o, which is wound round the rod u, and enclosed in the tube Z, has a tendency to raise seid rod, and through the rod extends a handle, p, which slides in slots in the lower part of the tube Z, so that it can be pushed up and engage with e recess in the tube, whereby the rod is retained in position.

If the rod mis thus pushed up, the platform n bears against the under surface of the chair-seat, which is it' the links g' are detached from the chair, and the rockers (l are turned down, as shown in g. 2, the chair is supported by the spring o, and it serves as a baby- It will be seen that the rocking-chair can be converted ihto ababy-jumper with very little trouble.

The chair B itseltis duplex, being made of two parts, one of which is fitted into the other, as seen in gs. 1 and 2.

If it is desired to convert the chair into a cradle, the strips k, which form the table, are detached, the inner part of the chair is drawn out, and the two parts are then connected to the plate f, as shown in iig. 4-tl"`/ spaces left between the arm-pieces of the two parts being lled up by the strips It.

If desired, the cradle can be connected to the plate f, as shown in fig. 4, so that it can be rocked in a lateral direction, or it may be put up, so that it rocks in a longitudinal direction.

lhe duplex chair may be readily suspended from within the stool A, and thereby form a carriage, the casters forming wheels therefor.

l Having thus described my invention,

What I laim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l, The hinged rockers (l, in combination with the plate f, stool A, and chair B', constructed in the Luanner set forth. I

2. The stop p, spring o, rod m, slotted guide l, und platform In, in combination with the stool A and chair B', substantially as described;

3. The duplex chair B', made in two parts, to fit to the plate j, in combination with the hinged or removable rockers d and stool A, substantially es set forth.

4. The stool A' and chair B', combined together and constructed to be converted into a rocking-chair, a baby-jumper, a. walking-chair, a cradle, and carriage,

'at pleasure, .substantially as set forth.

CARL HOLTZ.

Witnesses:

W. Hennie', A. BoLoE. 

